Welcome to Ridgeway ...The town of Ridgeway is located in Henry County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgeway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ridgeway has a population of 695 people<2> (see below for details). Ridgeway is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Ridgeway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Ridgeway: 276 The ZIP code for Ridgeway: 24148<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ridgeway had an population of 695 people. This is a decrease of 6.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.32% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Ridgeway had a population of 742 people. This makes Ridgeway the county's most populous community. With a 2010 count of 742 people, the population of Ridgeway decreased 4.26% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 775 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Ridgeway. Communities Also Named Ridgeway ...While we believe that this Ridgeway is located in Henry County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Ridgeway. Those communities are located in the following counties: Halifax and Pittsylvania County. Beyond Virginia, there are 36 communities that are also named Ridgeway - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridgeway. Communities near Ridgeway ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridgeway.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ridgeway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgeway. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridgeway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgeway. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgeway. See our Newspapers Page for Ridgeway. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgeway ...Looking for more information about Ridgeway? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Ridgeway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ridgeway. Adding Ridgeway to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Ridgeway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ridgeway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgeway. Footnotes ...
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